FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 21, 2019·5 min readCBD reduces craving and anxiety in people with heroin use disorderCBD reduces craving and anxiety in those with heroin use disorder during withdrawal from the drug. There were no serious adverse reactions, or impairments to cognition noted with the administration of CBD. Researchers suggest cannabidiol may be useful in helping to combat opioid addiction.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 21, 2019·4 min readCBD clinical trial results on seizure frequency in dogs ‘encouraging’Dogs with epilepsy who received cannabidiol as part of a clinical trial had a reduction in the frequency of seizures.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 1, 2019·2 min readCannabis-based medicine may reduce seizures for children with difficult-to-treat epilepsyResults from a phase 3 study reveal Cannabidiol (CBD) cuts seizures by almost 50% in children with Dravet syndrome.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 24, 2019·4 min readCBD reduces impairment caused by cannabisCannabidiol may buffer the effects of THC on the brain for those who use marijuana. Marijuana with a higher CBD content restores disruptions to the salience network caused by THC exposure.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 17, 2019·2 min readCannabidiol could help deliver medications to the brainCannabidiol may be able to bypass the blood-brain barrier to effectively deliver medications directly to the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·March 31, 2019·5 min readPairing music with medication offers potential therapeutic strategy to manage painClassical music exposure paired with ibuprofen reduced response to inflammation pain by 93%, compared to exposure to the medication alone in mouse models of pain. For those exposed to just music, researchers report a 77% reduction in surgical pain.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 31, 2019·3 min readMedical Marijuana Relieves Symptoms in Children with AutismMore than 80% of parents reported significant or moderate improvements in their child's ASD symptoms following medical cannabis treatment, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 28, 2019·7 min readThe Discovery of the Endocannabinoid System: Centuries in the MakingResearchers shed light on the endocannabinoid system and report how cannabis is helping to provide relief to many with medical problems.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 27, 2018·5 min readHow Ancient Virus Got Cannabis HighResearchers provide the first cannabis chromosome map, revealing ancient viruses contributed to the evolution of marijuana.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 7, 2018·2 min readCannabis Compound CBD Beneficial for Children with EpilepsyA new study reports a 39 to 46% reduction in seizures in children with Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome when given CBD based treatments.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPain·October 28, 2018·3 min readCannabis Pain Relief Without the HighResearchers have pinpointed an effective dose of CBD to help treat chronic pain, without generating the typical marijuana 'high'.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 31, 2018·7 min readCannabidiol Shows Sustained Effects Against Depression for Seven Days: Rat StudyA study using rat models of depression reveals a single dose of the cannabis extract CBD can help to reduce symptoms of depression for up to one week. Researchers say cannabidiol appears to activate mechanisms that help repair neural circuitry in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus, which get damaged as a result of depression.Read More
